French Day Camps For Children

age 6 to 12

This French camp program is offered to children who are in French immersion or French schools from SK to grade 6.

Children in this program are expected to express themselves at grade-level. We understand that children at all ages have different abilities, particularly after only a few years of French instruction; that’s where our camp comes in!

Campers in all of our programs enjoy weeks jam-packed with activities designed to support and enrich French learning. Language modules include a wide variety of instructional strategies for learning in formal and informal settings. Arts and crafts is a time for campers to flex their artistic muscles while interacting in French in an authentic task. From cooperative learning to structured simulations, the creativity module engages campers’ imagination and social skills in creating a shared skit, song or dramatic piece. Counsellors teach and model new vocabulary and sentence structures that kids employ in the course of camp favourites such as cat and mouse, choir master and “What time is it, Mr. Wolf?”

In this supportive context, kids are encouraged to share, learn, and try new things. Activities and themes change week to week. See you there!

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Take a look at the sample week and description of activities for our French day camps by clicking on the photo:

Programming:

French Camp daily activities include: Organized sports, arts or crafts, cooperation games and board and card games. Each day will end with a big camp game that will see all campers from all the different groups come together to play.

Campers will also take part in a creativity club each week where a short presentation of a skit or song will be develop by each group on a new theme.

Campers will develop their choreography, their make ups, costumes and script together as a group. On Friday, each group will present their creation to the rest of the camp in the hope of winning the prizes!

On Thursday, we head to a large splash pad where the children will spend some time in water games but also participate in large camp games and practice their Friday presentation!

At our French summer day camps throughout the GTA, the activities, crafts, field trips etc… are all different from week to week so you can register for multiple weeks for LOTS of fun in french this summer!

This program is exclusively offered to students in French immersion or French schools so that we can maintain the French conversation all day!

Exclusive for SK – Grade 1 campers: “Les curieux”:

Our 6 and 7 year old French campers are known as “les curieux,” or curious ones. These campers will have the opportunity to enrich their French learning in a more structured environment with language activities adapted to their age and level of French. Vocabulary and sentence structure are key areas of focus that will be intentionally developed.

STEM

Cost: $15 + HST

Is your child curious about the world around them? Do they like to run their own science experiments, build structures, or jump for joy when they see rockets shoot into the air? Our STEM specialty is perfect for them. With a new physics-based theme every day, campers will test gravity, set off (safe) explosions, build strong structures, and show off their knack for science along the way. Perfect for the scientific camper while also boosting their French skills. This specialty option is offered exclusively the week of July 30th at most of our campus.

“I am very happy that I registered my children for this camp. Not only did their French improve but they discovered that “learning French” can be fun. The highlight for me was my daughter awaking from a bad dream and asking in French if she could sleep in my room. That’s when I knew that I made the right decision sending them to Camp Tournesol. We will be returning every year!”

“I want to express how happy I am with this camp. I was so nervous my kids wouldn’t like it because it was in French but it was actually the opposite. They didn’t give me a hard time about going every morning – which does not happen during the school year and the camp leaders were AMAZING. My daughter absolutely fell in love with her counsellor’s gentle and warm manner. “

“We are delighted to be part of camp tournesol for the second year and we can’t wait until summer vacation starts! My daughter’s French improved tremendously during her time at camp tournesol last year and her teachers noticed the improvement.”

About Camp Tournesol

Since 2001, we have provided French camps in the GTA for tens of thousands of children ages 4 to 14. Whether your child is Francophone, in French Immersion, or has no French experience, we have a day camp suitable for them. Fun activities included!
Overnight camps are also available for children ages 8 to 15, as well as a leadership weekend and an exciting 13-day trip to Quebec.